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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Lettuce Tacos (low Carb)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 20
  • 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
  • 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and diced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1/2 avocado, diced
  • 1 (10 ounce) can corn
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • 1 (10 ounce) jar salsa (lowest carb as possible)
  • 1 (2 cup) bag shredded mexican blend cheese
  • 1 bunch romaine lettuce hearts
  • 8 ounces of drained black beans (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 chop onion, seed jalepeno and chop 1/4 of it very finely, slice or dice the rest and set aside for a taco topping later.
  • 2 in a frying pan brown meat with onion and as much of the finely chopped jalepeno as you'd like (i normally only use a pinch or two).
  • 3 drain meat, return to frying pan and mix in 1/2 packet of taco seasoning (if you're watching carbs or sugar, if not, use the whole thing) simmer on low heat.
  • 4 cut tomato, avocado, carefully peel lettuce leaves apart and clean them.
  • 5 arrange tomato, avocado, jalepeno and lettuce leaves on a plate, throw a spoon in the corn, meat, cheese, sour cream and salsa and have everyone assemble tacos in the lettuce instead of taco shells.
  • 6 if you have leftovers make a salad and take it to work for lunch :).

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